Question

How do you find the dimensions of a field with a perimeter of 398 yards and the length of the field is 6 yards less than quadruple the width?

Answer 1

Step 1 :

The length of the field is yards less than quadruple the width : .

The perimeter of the field is .

Substitute in the above equation.

Width of a field is 41 yards.

Step 2 :

Consider .

Substitute in the above equation.

Length of a field is 158 yards.

The dimensions of a field is and .

Solution :

The dimensions of a field is and .